Ben recalls: I spent an hour today with a first grader at the Logan School of Creative Learning (Denver) who is studying waves. I showed her and her teacher the waves we designed at River Run Park and explained how they work. Her only experience with waves was in the ocean, so it was fun …
River Run Park opened on August 25, 2016 to an audience of municipal leaders, paddling and surfing enthusiasts, and curious locals. Located just south of Denver, Oxford Avenue and Broken Tee Golf Course the enhancements include two wave features, walking and biking paths, and viewing areas close to the river action. Phase II, scheduled to …
On July 15-16, 2016 Ben Nielsen shared experience and thoughts on the future of river surfing wave design at the Forum Flusswellen in Nuremberg, Germany. The McLaughlin Whitewater Design Group’s division of Merrick & Company was the only U.S. firm invited to this conference, hosted by Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers. We were honored to …
We are loving the good news from Delta, Colorado!! Cary Denison of Trout Unlimited has been busy at the Hartland project post-construction as a ‘go to’ guy, encouraging the oh-so important tasks of 1) monitoring the site to see how project objectives have been met and 2) checking in to identify need for on-going maintenance. …
We got an alpine start after just a few hours of sleep and once again hit the road, fueled by gas station coffee and a burning desire to reach the famed Lunch Counter wave outside of Jackson. On the way up we stopped to check out King’s wave on the snake. This wave is a …